Kaskade

Though he was born in Chicago, the DJ, A&R director, record store owner, and producer known as Kaskade found his spiritual and musical home in San Francisco by way of Salt Lake City and New York. One of the hardest-working people in the San Francisco house scene, he's Kaskade the house music producer/DJ by night; by day he's Ryan Raddon, A&R director for OM Records. As an A&R man, he helped kick-start the careers of many artists, including Ming + FS and soul-house act Soulstice.

In the early days, Kaskade familiarized himself with the rapidly changing electronic music scene wherever he went, eventually finding that house music was the subgenre he loved best. He started out as a DJ in New York and Salt Lake City clubs. During the tail-end of his stay in Salt Lake City, his first attempts to produce tracks were released on his own tiny label, Mechanized Records. He also sold a few tracks to Chris Smith, A&R director for an up-and-coming house label in San Francisco. Though no one could have predicted it, this ended up being the precursor to Raddon's most important career move. When family matters initiated a move to San Francisco, Smith hired Raddon to assist him at the label -- which was, of course, OM.

His own full-length recordings as Kaskade began with 2003's house-inflected It's You, It's Me. A soulful, more organic direction provided focus for the following year's In the Moment, and Raddon kept his name in the record racks by piloting editions in the San Francisco Sessions DJ series (as well as the label mix House of OM). He proved surprisingly dedicated to his production craft, releasing Love Mysterious in 2006, which placed on Billboard's electronic albums chart. Strobelight Seduction became his biggest commercial success, following in 2008, and 2010's Dynasty celebrated his new reputation with a parade of vocal features and a co-production with Tiësto. Later in 2010, Raddon put together Electric Daisy Carnival, a mix showcasing artists on the bill for the inaugural dance-music festival of the same name. The double album Fire & Ice followed in 2011 with a guest appearance from Skrillex. Atmosphere arrived two years later and featured softer, more relaxed music along with vocals from Kaskade himself. After the 2014 compilation I Remember rounded up the best of his years on Ultra, the DJ renewed his contract with the label and released Automatic. The album featured guest appearances from Estelle, John Dahlbäck, and K. Flay. ~ L. Katz & John Bush

90% of people marry their 7th grade love.since you have read this you will have good new tonight.if you don't pass this on 9 comments then your worst week starts,this isn't fake.Apparen t l y if you copy and paste this in ten comments in ten minutes you will have the best day of your life tomorrow.you will be either kisses or be asked out tomorrow.in the next 53 minutes someone will say I love you.

Don't read this. You will be kissed on the nearest Friday by the love of your life. Tomorrow will be the best day of your life! Don't stop reading this is freaky. But if you read this and ignore it you will have bad luck. Put this on 15 songs in 143 minutes. When your done press the space bar and your crushes name will appear in big on the screen. This is so creepy because it actually works.

2 months ago

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zoyatehseen

This freaked me out! This isn't fake. Apparently if you copy and paste this on ten comments you will have the best day of your life tomorrow. You will either get kissed or asked out. If you break the chain you will see a dead girl I'm your room tonight. In the next 53 someone will say I love you or I'm sorry.

Listened to one song from him in 2010 and been addicted to house ever since.

4 months ago

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ksotelo17

NO WORDS to explain the feeling you get when you listen to KASKADE's music. He has changed my life dramatically. The person who I am now has to do a lot because of him. Thank you Kaskade. If you ONLY KNEW!!! how loved you are!

There are no words to explain how Kaskade music touches my heart. he is my one and only favorite Artist. He's music is really the only music I really listen to. The person who he is period is just amazing!. Every time I have had a chance to meet him it's like we're friends. Like he knows me. The way he is with his FANS and how close he really is with us it just unbelievable. Kaskade thank you!

Well,here's a song I haven't heard in a while,still as good as ever!!!!keep up the good work m8!never let the crowd tell you to stop.For when they do,that's when people truly fly,against all odds!!!!thats what you do best so take the heat and chill it all!!!